Irish Examiner view: New beginnings

Israeli coalition

Israel's new prime minister Naftali Bennett shakes hands with Benjamin Netanyahu.

The reign of Benjamin Netanyahu, the dominant figure in Israeli politics for three decades, is finally over. He leaves behind a mixed legacy and a politically polarised and divided nation but also, arguably, a more secure one.

It heralds the beginning for a remarkable coalition and the end for an extraordinary political operator, the man they called ‘the magician’. It is essentially a coalition of former political enemies, who came together with a common desire to oust Mr Netanyahu from power.